If you’re at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, an implantable cardioverter defibrillator — a small, battery-operated device that resides in your chest to detect abnormal heart rhythms — can deliver a ...

Placing automated external defibrillators in schools can save the lives of student-athletes and non-students who suffer sudden cardiac arrest on school grounds, according to a new study. However, ...

A Johns Hopkins-led study of outcomes among 1,200 people with implanted defibrillators -- devices intended to prevent sudden cardiac death from abnormal heart rhythms -- shows that within a few years ...

WASHINGTON (Sept. 16, 2019) -- Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are often placed in areas of low risk and may be unavailable during certain times of the day. Determining the optimal location ...

A new observational study suggests the position in which responders initially place the two defibrillator pads on the body may make a significant difference in returning spontaneous blood circulation ...

Since the first successful open-chest defibrillation on humans in 1947 using two large silver spoons with wooden handles, the device has progressed to a portable, lightweight, life-saving tool ...

A Johns Hopkins-led study of outcomes among 1,200 people with implanted defibrillators -- devices intended to prevent sudden cardiac death from abnormal heart rhythms -- shows that within a few years ...

Sudden cardiac death is commonly caused by ventricular arrhythmias, which may be an abnormally fast heartbeat (ventricular tachycardia) or an irregular rhythm (ventricular fibrillation). The most ...

HOBART -- The value of having an automated external defibrillator in public buildings will be the topic of a free symposium Monday sponsored by the American Heart Association. Chesterton resident ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...